Honorary SFU degrees

Terry Snutch: molecular biologist, alumni-award winner whose Neuromed Pharmaceuticals signed the largest agreement in Canadian biotech history, potentially worth $500 million, with Merck & Co. for painkiller MK-6721.

Marguerite Ford: community planner, former Vancouver city councillor, Order of British Columbia member, community volunteer and advocate for better healthcare and housing for the elderly and disabled.

Eleanor Wachtel: writer, broadcaster and host of CBC Radio's "Writers & Company" and "The Arts Tonight," Order of Canada member and former SFU adjunct professor of women's studies.

Larry Beasley: former Vancouver city planner, largely credited with transforming the city's downtown core into walkable neighborhoods containing a diverse range of housing and jobs.

Ray Hyman: parapsychology critic, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Oregon at Eugene and founding member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.

Stephen Jarislowsky: philanthropist, Order of Canada officer and chairman and CEO of Jarislowsky, Fraser and Company, one of Canada's largest and most successful investment management firms.